Examining cognitive development from a conceptual change point of view: The framework theory approach

European Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 645-661

  Vosniadou, Stella ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b School of Education The Flinders University of South Australia ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Conceptual change; Dual process theories; Executive function skills; Framework theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905676697     PISSN: 17405629     EISSN: 17405610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2014.921153     Document Type: Article

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